Treatment options for Dry Skin

Prevent Dry Skin

Here are some options for treating dry skin:

Wear sunscreen: The skin is subject to constant sun damage every day of the year whenever there is daylight, and that means it slowly becomes less able to hold moisture or feel smooth. Having diligent daily sun protection is the key to healthy skin.

Use state-of-the-art moisturizers: Moisturizers should be loaded with antioxidants, water-binding agents and anti-inflammatory ingredients. If you constantly have dry or exceptionally dry skin, use moisturizers that have various forms of lipids, like lecithin, cholesterol, glycerol, glycerides and plant oils. Anything less leaves your skin unable of warding off the environmental causes of dry skin. Ensure that the moisturize you use comes in opaque, and not clear or jar, packaging to ensure stability of the light- and air-sensitive ingredients.

Apply moisturizer frequently: You really can't use too much moisturizer even if you have dry skin. Reapply moisturizer whenever your skin starts feeling dry. It is also important to be meticulous about reapplying moisturizer every time you wash your hands. Make sure you have your extra tube of moisturizer handy for those emergency moments.

Use only gentle, nondrying cleansers and NOT soap: Never use a cleanser that leaves your skin or body dry. You can't rub away dryness so never over scrub.

Do not soak in the bath tub, Jacuzzi or taking long showers: Too much water is bad for skin because it breaks down the skin's protective covering (the skin’s intracellular matrix) destroying the substances that keep skin cells intact. If possible, take short showers or baths.

Have a humidifier: Low humidity is the cause of most weather-related dry skin, regardless of winter or a desert environment. Humidifiers are a wonderful addition to combat dry skin.

Do not use bath oils in the bath: Besides wasting money, most of the oil goes down the drain and also they make the bathtub slippery and dangerous. Oil can trap cleansing ingredients on skin, causing irritation and dryness. Oils are best applied when you have finished your shower and gently towel dried.

Exfoliate: Rejuvenate the skin by improving cell turnover or exfoliation in getting rid of dry skin and improving its appearance. Dry skin does not shed as easily as oily skin and those built-up layers of dead skin cells can feel rough and cause skin to look flaky and dull. A well-formulated, pH-correct exfoliant, like AHA or BHA can remove the build-up of old skin cells and replacing them with newer, smoother ones.
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Use pure plant oil after your moisturizer over dry areas: At night, after you’ve applied your moisturizer, massage a few drops of plant oil over stubborn dry areas. Pure olive oil is a great option because it is rich in antioxidants.

Don't forget your lips: Lips are the least capable of staying smooth and soft because they lack the lipids and cell structure the rest of the face has. As a result, they are far more vulnerable to the effects of dry air. During the day frequently apply an emollient lip balm that does not contain drying or irritating ingredients, like peppermint and menthol because they can cause irritation and that won't help dry lips. Do the same nightly. An emollient lip balm worn throughout the night can prevent dry lips all year round.

If you find that your skin is still dry after trying out these options, you might like to consider wearing plastic gloves over your hands or feet or wrapping the driest parts of your arms, legs, or feet, but not the face, with plastic wrap after you apply AHA or BHA, moisturizer, and oil. You will be shocked at the difference this can have even if you only do it a couple of times a week.

Men’s Skin Care – Cause Of Dry Skin

Cause of Dry Skin

The Cause Of Men’s Dry Skin

It is important to have a basic understanding of what are the causes of men’s dry skin. Having dry skin is not as simple as it being a lack of moisture. Studies have shown that there is not much difference to the water content in men’s dry skin to that of a men’s normal or oily skin. Increasing more moisture to the skin is not necessarily a good thing. On the contrary, it is bad for skin because it upsets the skin's intracellular matrix by breaking down the substances that keep skin cells working normally and in good shape.

Dry skin takes place when the intracellular matrix, the substances between skin cells that keep them intact, smooth, and healthy, has become depleted or damaged, creating water loss. The main objective to avoid having dry skin is to preserve and enhance, and to lessen the damage to the intracellular matrix.

To reduce damage to the skin's matrix, avoid using drying skin care products, like soaps, harsh cleansers or products with irritating ingredients. These products can disrupt the outer layer of the skin, damaging the intracellular matrix and in the ling run, causing flakiness and roughness.

Continuous exposure to dry and parched environments, cold weather and dry, low humidity air blasting from heaters or air conditioners can also create havoc to men’s dry skin because they destroy the skin's matrix. You may like to consider having a humidifier to your home and it absolutely can make a world of difference!

Sun damage plays a big responsibility in creating dry skin at any time of the year. Unprotected sun exposure generates a damaged outer layer of skin where skin cells stick poorly to each other. The consequence is that the surface of the new skin being created is continually unhealthy and impaired. Sun damage also disrupts and destroys the skin's intracellular matrix. The skin is subject to constant sun damage every day of the year whenever there is daylight. The sun's damaging rays can come through office and car windows. Having diligent daily sun protection is the key to healthy skin.

Rejuvenate the skin by improving cell turnover is another important consideration in getting rid of dry skin and improving its appearance. Dry skin does not shed as easily as oily skin and those built-up layers of dead skin cells can feel rough and cause skin to look flaky and dull. A well-formulated, pH-correct exfoliant, like AHA or BHA can take care of this beautifully.

Genetically, aged skin is also a cause of dryness because as the body's levels of estrogen drop, the skin becomes thinner and the fat deposits under the skin, which is part of the skin's protective barrier, also become thinner or depleted altogether.

Drinking eight glasses of water daily is great for your body but it doesn't work to improve or reduce dry skin. If drinking more water can eliminate dry skin, then every men would not be bothered by dry skin and moisturizers would stop being sold. The causes of and treatments for dry skin are far more complicated than just drinking water.

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